Manhattan Guardian

The Manhattan Guardian
The Manhattan Guardian by Cameron Stewart
Publication information
Publisher	DC Comics
First appearance	The Manhattan Guardian #1 (May, 2005)
Created by	Grant Morrison Cameron Stewart
In-story information
Alter ego	Jake Jordan
Team affiliations	Seven Soldiers of Victory Newsboy Army
Abilities	Skilled hand to hand combatant Excellent physical condition Carries a golden helmet and shield

The Manhattan Guardian is a DC Comics costumed hero. Created by Grant Morrison and Cameron Stewart, based on the character The Guardian, he first appeared in The Manhattan Guardian #1 (2005) which was part of the Seven Soldiers of Victory "megaseries".

The character originally appeared in the Manhattan Guardian mini-series. The inspiration came from the British newspaper The Guardian which gave Morrison the idea for a tabloid-sponsored superhero, translated to America.

The Manhattan Guardian series is set in "Cinderella City" (to separate it from the ugly sisters Metropolis and Gotham) which is New York City but with unrealised architectural projects including an idea for the Hotel Attraction proposed by Paul Laffoley, Hans Hollein's "Rolls-Royce Building" concept for the Chase Manhattan Bank Building, Robert Moses' Mid-Manhattan Expressway and Frank Lloyd Wright's "Ellis Island Key". The original idea came from Paul Laffoley's suggestion to reference Gaudi's architecture for inspiration in rebuilding Ground Zero, following 9/11. Morrison said "I want it to be a more exalted New York, where things that were dreamed of were finally brought into reality"